Research reveals food packaging releases plastic particles. Microplastics contaminate common foods and drinks. Opening ...

Plastic food storage bags aren’t designed to be reused—they’re disposable, after all. However, there may be times where it’s safe to reuse them, which can help reduce waste and save money.

Step 1: Separating food waste. At the top of the landfill, workers pick through green waste spread across the ground, getting rid of plastic and other contaminants.

A major review finds plastic particles enter food through packaging, processing, and repeated use—explaining how they end up ...

A plastic bag along a roadside in Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 25, 2013. Photo: Associated Press Doesn’t everyone put items from the produce department of a grocery store into thin plastic bags?

The Problem With Plastic Bags. Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs ...

As a researcher with the Department of Fisheries Malaysia studying marine plastic pollution, I spend my days documenting a ...

FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic ...

Plastics is roughly 10% of our waste stream and .1% of that 10% is plastic bags which equates to 838 tons. The City plans to do another waste audit in Calendar Year 2026.

Give single-use plastic bags a second life as packing material. Use this hack to transform them into packing bubbles, so you can save money and save them from the trash.